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I did think to use washers but I would need a good few for each bolt. Also one of the holes is not threaded and smaller than an m12 so...

This is why I have a bolt bucket :)

if the bolts are too long then use washers

Has anyone got pics of how they have mounted their block into their engine stand? The bolts I bought to mount the block to the stand...

I haven’t checked tbh. If they do stock them , dealership prices will be steep I’m guessing.

Have you got pics of your crankshaft @Frankieflowers ?

I see your have the best sounding BOV in the bay also :)

the head was chemically cleaned & walnut blasted and the TB is polished. the power steering pump is also painted with hammerite silver

It looks decent . Did you paint the head and TB too?

this is the only pic i could find which should give you a rough idea of how it looks

Thanks. I will crack on with prepping the block etc. I was planning to paint or powder coat the throttle body also. So that will be the...

i degreased the block then cleaned it again with panel wipe before brushing the paint on, no need for primer

Did you primer the block beforehand or just put the Hammerite straight on?

i painted mines with hammerite silver, still looks mint since 2018

Im thinking black everything under my bonnet Bud Few blue bits here and there and silver/nickle